Montreal Gazette - Montreal, Vancouver would crumble in major quake

Vancouver and Montreal are in active earthquake zones. And because both are full of buildings that are not up to modern seismic standards, they would sustain heavy damage in a major tremor which is sure to occur some day.

“We're playing catch-up here in Quebec, and we have a long way to go,” said Denis Mitchell, a professor in the department of Civil Engineering at McGill...